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soliciting comments on this collection 

of information was published on 

November 1, 2006, at page 64339. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households, business or other for-profit, 

and not for profit institutions. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

3,400 hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 61⁄2 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

3,600. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

31,400. 

Dated: February 7, 2007. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Denise McLamb, 

Program Analyst Records Management 

Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–2982 Filed 2–21–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0518] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities Under OMB Review 

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501–21), this notice 

announces that the Veterans Benefits 

Administration (VBA), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, has submitted the 

collection of information abstracted 

below to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for review and comment. 

The PRA submission describes the 

nature of the information collection and 

its expected cost and burden; it includes 

the actual data collection instrument. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before March 26, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

http://www.Regulations.gov; or to VA’s 

OMB Desk Officer, OMB Human 

Resources and Housing Branch, New 

Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 

Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395–7316. 

Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–

0518’’ in any correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Denise McLamb, Records Management 

Service (005G2), Department of Veterans 

Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20420, (202) 565–8374, 

fax (202) 565–7870 or e-mail 

denise.mclamb@mail.va.gov. Please 

refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0518.’’

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Income Verification, VA Form 

21–0161a. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0518. 

Type of Review: Existing collection in 

use without an OMB control number. 

Abstract: VA Form 21–0161a is 

completed by employers of VA 

beneficiaries who have been identified 

has having inaccurately reported their 

income to VA. VA uses the data 

collected to determine the beneficiary’s 

entitlement to income dependent 

benefits. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. The Federal Register 

Notice with a 60-day comment period 

soliciting comments on this collection 

of information was published on August 

15, 2006 at pages 46980–46981. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit, Not-for-profit institutions, Farms, 

Federal Government, State, Local or 

Tribal Government. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 15,000 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 30 

minutes. 

Estimated Annual Responses: 30,000. 

Dated: February 8, 2007. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Denise McLamb, 

Program Analyst Records Management 

Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–2983 Filed 2–21–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Fund Availability Under VA Homeless 

Providers Grant and Per Diem Program 

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans 

Affairs (VA) is announcing the 

availability of funds for applications for 

assistance under the Technical 

Assistance Grant component of VA’s 

Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem 

Program. This notice contains 

information concerning the program, 

application process, and amount of 

funding available. 

DATES: An original completed and 

collated grant application (plus three 

completed collated copies) for 

assistance under the VA’s Homeless 

Providers Grant and Per Diem Program 

must be received in the Grant and Per 

Diem Field Office, by 4 p.m. Eastern 

Time on April 4, 2007. Applications 

submitted through Grants.gov will be 

the only electronic format accepted. 

Applications may not be sent by 

facsimile (FAX) or other electronic 

means (e-mail). In the interest of 

fairness to all competing applicants, this 

deadline is firm as to date and hour, and 

VA will treat as ineligible for 

consideration any application that is 

received after the deadline. This 

includes applications through 

Grants.gov. Applicants should take this 

practice into account and make early 

submission of their material to avoid 

any risk of loss of eligibility brought 

about by electronic transmission 

problems, unanticipated delays or other 

delivery-related problems. 

FOR A COPY OF THE APPLICATION PACKAGE: 

Download directly from VA’s Grant and 

Per Diem Program Web page at: http:// 

www.va.gov/homeless/page.cfm?pg=3 or 

call the Grant and Per Diem Program at 

(toll-free) 1–877–332–0334. In this 

package is information on Grants.gov 

submission should applicants so desire. 

For a document relating to the VA’s 

Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem 

Program, see the Final Rule codified at 

38 CFR Part 61.0. 

SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION: An original 

completed and collated grant 

application (plus three copies) must be 

submitted to the following address: VA 

Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem 

Field Office, 10770 N. 46th Street, Suite 

C–200, Tampa, FL 33617. Applications 

must be received in the Grant and Per 

Diem Field office by the application 

deadline. This includes applications 

submitted through Grants.gov. 

Applications must arrive as a complete 

package. Materials arriving separately 

will not be included in the application 

package for consideration and may 

result in the application being rejected 

or not funded. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Guy Liedke, VA Homeless Providers 

Grant and Per Diem Program, 

Department of Veterans Affairs, 10770 

North 46th Street, Suite C–200, Tampa 

FL 33617; (toll-free) 1–877–332–0334. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice announces the availability of 

funds for assistance under VA’s 

Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem 

Program for eligible non-profit entities 

with expertise in preparing grant 

applications relating to the provision of 

assistance for homeless veterans to: 

Provide technical assistance to those 

non-profit community-based groups 

with experience in providing assistance 

to homeless veterans in order to help 

such groups apply for grants under the 

Final Rule, published in the Federal 

Register, September 26, 2003, or to 


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